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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1913
Page
2
Will H Symons Jr of Laurel Heights leads R S Kampmann of Country Club after 27 holes in the 36 hole city championship at Laurel Heights. Symons was 4 up after 18 holes and 3 up after 27 with a large gallery watching the first day play.
Symons builds a 5 up edge through holes eight and nine as Kampmann rallies with strong drives and a five under par finish on the front. After lunch the match resumes with a large gallery watching the action and the back nine to go.
Clarence Mangham aged 16 set an 18 hole mark at Laurel Heights course with a 74 in the semi finals for the Travis cup. He also narrowly missed a two on the 457 yard ninth hole. Kampmann Maule Symons Goggan and others advanced as semifinals narrowed the field for the city championship and Bowie cup.
In Brookline Massachusetts on October 18 F. H. Hoyt of Woodland defeated defending champion Francis Ouimet 2 up and 1 to play in the Country Club tournament semifinal securing a spot in the final.
Nigel D. Scott and E. W. Edwards of Shell Transportation & Trading Company arrive in San Antonio after London departure eleven days earlier. They survived the Volturno storm era incident and a locomotive wheel accident en route via St. Louis. They plan to reach Tampico by rail via Laredo or Browneville, or by water if needed. Edwards enjoys San Antonio and calls it a jolly quaint place.
Train No. 44 of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific between Sayre Oklahoma and Memphis Tennessee wrecked one mile east of Biscoe at 2 50 am. Seven people were injured with two believed seriously. Officials cite heavy rains and a soft roadbed as causes. no fatalities reported. The tender and two passenger coaches left the track.
Herman Trelber Behr, a Weimar farmer, and Paula Behr daughter of the Seme place family, were married at 10 this morning in the city at the home of Mr and Mrs Lee Reynolds. Justice Campbell officiated. The couple said the wedding would be a surprise to friends. Mrs Treiber departed today for an unspecified destination.
Emmeline Pankhurst tells American interviewers she and English women are waging a freedom fight similar to America's founding struggle. She compares Ed wardian policies to King George V and says she may return to England if licensed authority allows.
Immigration Commissioner Cammetti said no telephone appeal by Mrs Pankhurst would be accepted and the case must follow standard procedure with actual physical records in Washington. Bureau officials agreed to consider after hours if papers arrive late, and two attorneys were hired to represent Mrs Pankhurst including Emma C Gillette, a suffragist and law college dean.
In Lynden Washington Justice Shoemaker settled a dispute between Jefferson Hoover and J D Crane over missing hens. The court released the birds to roost near Hoover’s barnyard and the hens naturally roosted there. Crane’s plea was dismissed and Hoover was fined 76 dollars.
A fragment describes cars on a line moved by a lever system with one side opened before the train. Investigators noted the mechanism and tolling of fees related to the unbolted condition and the delayed train service.
The forecast notes a steady fall in temperature with 56 degrees at noon and 55 by 1 PM. Major Buell of the weather bureau predicts tonight will be the coolest of the season, with misty conditions and no frost expected locally unless skies clear.
William Sulzer and his wife plan to leave Albany soon with friends saying they will relocate to New York after a rest in the Adirondacks. A farewell demonstration by Sulzer sympathizers is planned for tonight with a parade to the executive mansion and the presentation of a loving cup to the impeached governor.
Ten jurors were secured at noon today to try Jesus Gonzales, one of the smugglers charged with Deputy Sheriff Candelario Ortiz's murder. The venire was exhausted but a new panel was summoned, and the court expected completion of the jury and start of testimony before adjournment.
Washington reports Uncle Sam endorses popcorn as a valuable breakfast food. A new bulletin notes $1 worth popped corn in 5 cent packages can yield $30 at retail. Recipes include a chocolate flavored syrup poured over four quarters of corn for a hearty breakfast snack.
Harry Gossett a comedian at a Houston street theater was arraigned before Judge Lowther on a charge of assault and battery against G. R. Wright proprietor of the playhouse. He was fined 25 dollars after Wright testified of a late night on stage confrontation. Gossett was arrested by Policeman Calderon following the alleged attack.
Rockdale Texas October 18 rescuers struggle as seven miners remain trapped in the Vogel and Lawrence lignite mine. Pumps worked overnight but failed to lower the water level.
May divorce case cites Lary DeFreyne once a barmaid and Baron DeFreyne as the husband who deserted during their honeymoon. The wife seeks divorce after DeFreyne fled to New York City and served in the US Army then Philippines. She has pursued funds to locate him, learning he lived near Missammmis Mindanao.
Representative John N. Garner was a Mesquite Club guest and later hosted by local friends. He said the visit carried no police significance and declined to discuss President Wilson and Huerta's seizure of government.
Henry Lane Wilson, former U. S. ambassador to Mexico, told a Spokane banquet that Huerta’s government is as legal as Roosevelt’s succession and warned that nonrecognition could lead to chaos and another U.S. intervention. He argued his role helped prevent bombardment and earned Washington’s ire.
Seventy four of the 110 Mexican Chamber of Deputies were arraigned today under Huerta’s orders dated October 10. Charges include rebellion and sedition with some officials deemed insufficient evidence released. Two former provisional ministers, Rodolfo Reyes and Jorge Vera Estanol, were expected to be freed but remained in custody. The arrests followed deputies’ resolutions demanding an investigation into Senator Dominguez’s disappearance and a warning to the provisional president.
General Francisco Villa and his Constitutionalists arrived in Jiminez from Torreon and plan to move on Chihuahua City. General Francisco Castro and Federal forces retreat toward Chihuahua City to defend the state capital. Local militants say Monterey reports were a ruse to mislead the Federals.
General Carranza disclosed a partial cabinet for the Constitutionalists at Nogales on October 18. Rafael Zubaran was named minister of gobernacion and Francisco Ecusdo minister of haciendas. War minister likely Felipe Andeles. Departments of foreign relations, fomento, and communications began organization with heads not yet announced.
General Felix Diaz arrived in Havana on a steamer and was greeted by Senor de la Garza the Mexican consul general at Paris. Garza urged him to stop his journey to Mexico but Diaz refused saying he would proceed immediately to Mexico and had no intention of stopping.
Diaz received a friendly welcome from Mexican supporters in Havana while rumors of conspirators surfaced. Police guarded the Corcovado after arrival to deter any assassination attempt and Diaz planned to stay ashore before continuing his voyage. In El Paso, Captain Santa Anna Caraveo faces murder charges in Juarez for the Madero case, with U.S. officials preferring Juarez for trial due to American witnesses taking refuge in El Paso.
The cruiser California, now in Mexican waters, relayed by wireless a battle ongoing at Guaymas for two days. The U S army transport Buford carries 260 refugees and will land them at San Francisco.
Berlin dispatch reports Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to the United States, summoned by the German foreign minister to a conference at the foreign office. Mexico's situation is believed to be a principal topic, with potential discussion of the new American tariff as well.
American refugees from Mexico aboard the barge Hainaut en route from Tampico will reach Galveston about 7 o'clock tomorrow morning, towed by the steamship Juanita. The exact count of refugees on the Hainaut is not known.
The city council will consider a draft ordinance requiring all bread loaves to be wrapped in paper before leaving San Antonio bakeries. Health department support cites improved cleanliness, with 33 bakeries already meeting requirements and bread supply 50 percent higher than a year ago.
The Ministerial Union meeting at the YMCA decided to push church influence to improve the county poor farm and oppose the county bond issue until conditions for inmates are better. A committee reported substantial improvements are possible, and a religious census for San Antonio was discussed but not decided.
Vienna reports Austria has issued an ultimatum to Servia demanding immediate complete evacuation of Albanian points occupied by Servian troops after recent clashes. Washington notes Senator Clapp's bill to bar interstate movement of campaign funds passed the Senate without debate, aiming to curb outside influence on state elections with limited exemptions.
Boston, Mass. October 18 frost damaged Massachusetts crops and left a little over half the fall apple crop. The state board of agriculture announced the loss and notes the limited remaining harvest potential for apples.
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